Kristine, originally from Latvia, is a
self-described “military brat” and has experience as an adult expatriate in
Yemen, the Netherlands Antilles and the Netherlands. She attended her first
FIGT conference in 2014 and was one of the Ignite session presenters. Being
inspired by this conference, by people who she had met, as well as by topics
that were discussed, she decided to join forces with Kate Berger and Vivian
Chiona and start an FIGT affiliate in the Netherlands in 2014.

She is the Director of the Expatriate
Archive Centre, a
foundation that collects and preserves the life stories of expatriates
worldwide for future research . It is a unique, non-profit, independent archive
based in the Netherlands, with a global outreach. Kristine is an experienced
consultant and manager of projects and teams in government roles in Latvia and
Yemen, and a number of NGOs and local organizations in the Netherlands. She
speaks multiple languages, including English, Latvian, Russian, Dutch and
French. Kristine has managed a number of projects and events with significant
budgets and stakeholders in each of the countries she has lived.

Kristine has two Master's degrees in
Economics from University of Latvia and Financial Management from Centre
Européen Universitaire de Nancy. Kristine currently lives in The Hague, the
Netherlands.